COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The scrutiny surrounding Reign Bar is part of a broader pattern of Black-owned businesses being singled out amid public safety concerns in downtown Columbia, a local non-profit claimed Thursday. Race Matters, Friends plans to address what it calls the “state and municipal targeting” of Reign Bar during a virtual press conference Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is asking the community to help determine which facility improvements should take priority as the district prepares its long-range facilities plan. Tuesday marked the first of three community town hall meetings designed to gather feedback before the district decides where to invest its limited funding. District officials and representatives
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With football season underway, Missouri is poised to collect some of its highest taxable revenue from sports betting. But the rise of prediction markets could divert some of that wagering activity — and the tax revenue it generates — away from the state. Missouri launched legal sports wagering in December 2025 after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins visited the University of Missouri campus Wednesday afternoon for an event hosted by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter. Hoskins is currently facing several legal battles, including the ongoing fight over Missouri’s congressional maps, in which the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s county clerks and election directors told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that it is too late to switch congressional maps for the Nov. 3 general election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon and the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities filed an amicus brief in the 8th U.S. Circuit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County commissioner and magazine publisher is working to save the historic Katy Station from demolition in downtown Columbia. Former Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry launched an effort on Facebook to try to save the building, arguing the historic structure is an integral part of Columbia’s history. “I think
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Sixty-six years after reaching No. 1 for the first time in Missouri football history, Mizzou Athletics will formally recognize the 1960 Tigers as national champions during a halftime ceremony Sept. 19 against Troy in the Memorial Stadium 100th Anniversary Game. ABC 17 News caught up with two surviving members of the team to relive a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 60,000 fans are expected to attend the Mizzou football team’s season opener Thursday, but getting to and from Memorial Stadium could take some extra time as construction around the stadium creates traffic impacts. That traffic could be magnified with more people expected to be inside Memorial Stadium throughout the season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of workouts and practices, the Mizzou football team is set to take the field for the first time Thursday as the 2026 season kicks off at Faurot Field. But much like the players on the field, the preparation to keep fans safe on game day starts months earlier — and
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A longtime Columbia staple is set to close its doors this winter. Shiloh Bar and Grill announced on Facebook that this upcoming college football season will be its last. Owner Nic Parks later confirmed to ABC 17 News that the bar will close in December. Parks said the closure is tied to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Missouri sportsbooks recorded their lowest monthly wagering total in July, that figure is expected to surge once the college football season gets into full swing. Recent figures from the Missouri Gaming Commission show sportsbooks accepted $246.8 million in wagers in July, with baseball bets accounting for $135.2 million of that total. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump’s plan to bring more foreign beef into the U.S. market is intended to help lower prices for consumers, but Missouri cattle producers and agricultural economists question how much shoppers will actually save, and whether the move could hurt the domestic cattle industry in the long run. Trump said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has launched an investigation into Flock’s AI-powered web cameras. On Wednesday, Hawley sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, demanding answers to what safeguards the company has in place to protect Americans’ data. According to Flock, Missouri is one of 49 states using the license
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man says he has no regrets after being arrested while protesting Columbia’s Flock cameras. Dominic O’Connor, a tattoo artist who lives in Mexico and works at Electric Peacock Tattoos in Columbia, said he spent two days protesting the city’s use of the automated license plate reader cameras before he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candlelight vigil was held Friday night for a 47-year-old Columbia man who was killed in a vehicle and pedestrian collision on Aug. 14. Mark Hunter Jr. was killed after being struck by a vehicle near East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive at about 9:09 p.m. He was taken to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia lawmaker is warning that Missouri’s schools could face an increasingly difficult financial future, arguing that new revenue from legalized sports betting is not providing the boost to education voters were promised. The state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says the sports wagering money is being used to fund existing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With Jefferson City facing a budget shortfall, city officials have told departments to prepare to make changes to their proposals if a proposed public safety sales tax fails at the ballot box in November. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his proposed fiscal year 2027 budget to the City Council on Wednesday, outlining
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When Missouri voters approved legal sportsbetting in November 2024, Winning for Missouri Education, backed by millions of dollars from DraftKings and FanDuel, touted millions in new revenue for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Missouri Gaming Commission initially estimated the state would collect more than $6 million in its first
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly to renew its agreement with Flock for automated license plate readers, with Ward 2 Councilman Cody Holt casting the lone dissenting vote. Since September 2025, the Jefferson City Police Department has operated 21 Flock automated license plate readers throughout the city. Ahead of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City swore in a new councilmember Monday, filling the Ward 3 seat left vacant by Derek Thomas’ resignation on June 2. Hal Dulle was appointed to the seat after receiving five votes from the City Council, while Susan Cook received the remaining four. Thomas resigned in June after moving out
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